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Stretching and injury in distance runners
A random sample of 600 marathon entrants was analyzed. It was revealed that 35% greater injuries in the previous 12 months occurred in those who practiced stretching over those who did not.
Implication:
Stretching, in marathon runners, does not prevent injury. Depending on how and when it is conducted, it may cause minute damages that serve as precursors to injury.
© Copyright 1994 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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| Notations: | endurance sports biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://coachsci.sdsu.edu/csa/vol44/lally.htm |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pages: | Suppl. 473 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |